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Multiple offences detected during A1 static road check
Road Policing Officers deployed to the A1, near the Queen Margaret University earlier this week to conduct a static road check.
Officers were joined by colleagues...
Man 22 convicted of assault that left victim permanently disfigured
A 22-year-old man has been convicted of an assault that took place in December 2023 and which left a man permanently disfigured.
At Edinburgh High...
Increase in stalking and harassment offences with almost half related to domestic abuse
Police Scotland recorded 744 stalking offences between 1 April to 31 December 2025, up from 686 in the same period the year before, with...
Detectives appeal for information after 33-year-old man attacked in Livingston
Detectives are appealing for information after a serious assault in Livingston that took place around 4.50pm on Wednesday, 22 April, 2026.
A 33-year-old man was...
Man 31 convicted of string of violent sexual offences committed in East Lothian
A 31-year-old man has been found guilty of a string of violent sexual offences, including rape and domestic abuse, in East Lothian.
Jordan Coyle was...
Seven years in prison and Order of Lifelong Restriction for ‘dangerous sexual predator’
A 70-year-old man has been given an Order of Lifelong Restriction (OLR) and a custodial sentence of seven years after being convicted of non-recent...
‘Dangerous predator’ who targeted women on Glasgow to Edinburgh trains jailed
A man who sexually assaulted two women on the same Glasgow to Edinburgh train a week apart from one another has been jailed.
Mohammed Mirzai,...
Investigation underway following spate of offensive graffiti in South Queensferry
Police are appealing for information following reports of offensive graffiti in South Queensferry.
The vandalism is reoccurring and officers are aware of six instances between...
Police committed to tackling antisocial behaviour including illegal use of off-road bikes in East...
Police in East Lothian are aware of recent reports of antisocial behaviour with the illegal use of off-road bikes in and around the Musselburgh...
Police seek help to trace missing teenager who was last seen in Granton area...
Police in Edinburgh are asking for the public’s help in tracing a missing teenager.
Adeddamola Adebayo, known as Damola, was last seen on Monday, 6...
‘Exceptional’ work carried out by Police Scotland response officers recognised
Police Scotland is recognising the exceptional work carried out by response officers this week as part of National Response Policing Week of Action.
Taking place...
Range Rover Sport stolen from Bellsquarry in Livingston
Detectives are appealing for information following the theft of a vehicle in West Lothian
The incident happened between 8pm on Friday, 17 and 10am on...
Missing man from Aberdeen may have travelled to Edinburgh
Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace 20-year-old Jack Beedie who has been reported missing in Aberdeen.
He was last seen around 1pm...
Drugs, weapons and cash seized by police after stolen car crashes in Calder Gardens
Police in Edinburgh yesterday, (Thursday 16 April 2026), arrested two men and seized a large quantity of illegal drugs plus cash and weapons.
Officers...
Concerns growing for missing teenager last seen Ferry Road area
Police are appealing for help to trace a 19-year-old woman reported missing in Edinburgh.
Lauren Fulton was last seen around 8.30am on Friday, 17 April,...
Police hunt two men after car stolen during early morning break-in
Police in West Lothian are appealing for information following a housebreaking in the Kettil’stoun Crescent area of Linlithgow.
The incident took around 4.20am this morning,...
Man and woman reported to Procurator Fiscal after trying to sell stolen food in...
A man and woman have been reported to the Procurator Fiscal after being found in possession of stolen food.
Community officers were on patrol last...
Police release CCTV images of man in connection with hate crime investigation
Police in Midlothian have released images of a male they wish to speak to as part of an ongoing investigation into a hate crime.
The...
Man 50 pleads guilty to charge of assault to severe injury in Edinburgh
A 50-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a charge of assault to severe injury, permanent disfigurement and danger of life at the High Court...
Missing 14-year-old Borders girl didn’t return home after visiting friends in Edinburgh
Police are appealing for help to trace a 14-year-old missing girl from Newtown St Boswells in the Scottish Borders.
Mia Watson has been missing since...
Man 29 pleads guilty to attempted murder of Edinburgh police officer
A 29-year-old man pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a police officer in Edinburgh.
Thomas Malone pleaded to guilty to attempted murder, dangerous driving...
Pedestrian injured in crash on Chesser Avenue has died in hospital
A 49-year-old pedestrian who was seriously injured a crash on Chesser Avenue on Saturday morning has died..
Around 12.21am on Saturday, 11, April, 2026, officers...
Police arrest two males following crime spree in East Lothian
Police in East Lothian have arrested and charged a 22-year-old man and a 17-year-old male youth in connection with alleged robbery, attempted robbery, assault...
Further two men arrested in connection with Calder Gardens attack
Police have arrested and charged a further two men in connection with an attempted murder in Calder Gardens, Edinburgh.
The incident took place around 4.10pm...
Pedestrian sustains life threatening injuries following collision on Chesser Avenue
Police are appealing for information following a crash in Edinburgh that took place around 12.21am this morning, Saturday, 11, April, 2026.
At that time officers...
Police confirm that missing 15-year-old girl has been traced
Police have confirmed that a 15-year-old girl who went missing from the Portobello area earlier this week has now been traced.
Officers issued appeals to...
Appeal to site storage containers near Armadale rejected
The Scottish Government has rejected an appeal to site storage containers on the green fringe of Armadale.
A Reporter appointed by the Division of Planning and Environmental...
Police charge further six youths after ‘unprovoked’ attack on bus driver
Police have charged a further six youths after a bus driver was assaulted in Edinburgh.
Around 6.50pm on Sunday, 5 April, 2026, officers received a...
Police hunt off-road motorbike rider who left scene of crash with cyclist
An investigation is underway after a collision involving a cyclist and the rider of an off-road motorbike that took place on Crighton Place on...
Two men arrested in connection with serious assault in Wallyford
Detectives are appealing for information following a serious assault that took place around 11.15pm on Monday, 6 April, 2026, on Drummohr Avenue and Forthview...
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